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16 September 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 September 2022 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Super Freaky Girl” by Nicki Minaj.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2022
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2022 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 September 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 September 2022 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 16 September
- 1996 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
- 2004 Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
- 2005 The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.
- 2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces.
- 2021 Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
Famous people born on 16 September
- Alexis Bledel, American actress (born 1981)
- Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1992)
- Henry V of England (1386–1422)
- Chase Stokes, American actor (born 1992)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia. Buildings and monuments across Australia were lit in royal purple to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee year.
- 19 March – The 2022 South Australian state election results in defeat for Steven Marshall's Liberal government, and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas claims victory.
- 21 May – The 2022 Australian federal election takes place.
Life in Australia in 2022
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
King Charles III
Petrol (per litre)
$1.85
Loaf of Bread
$4.10
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,840.00
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